New York, Sep 28 : US presidential candidates Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama differed on Pakistan, especially over US attacks into Pakistani territory, a policy that Islamabad had sharply protested.
During the first of a series of televised debates ahead of the November election, McCain emphasized the need for Pakistan’s support said, he would not publicly state a policy of attacking militants in Pakistan, saying Pakistani support Democratic rival, Obama, responded that the United States should attack militants if Pakistan were unwilling to do so highlighting a difference over Pakistan policy.